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Portfolio Manager and Head of Fixed Income
Adam Abbas has been a manager of the Oakmark Bond Fund and Oakmark Equity and Income Fund since 2020. He is also a vice president of the Oakmark Funds.
He started at Harris Associates in 2018 after working as a lead portfolio manager at KVK Credit Opportunity Fund LP. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Driehaus Capital Management, a senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers and an analyst at Huron Consulting Group.
Mr. Abbas earned a B.S. degree from Northwestern University (2004) and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago (2013).
Insights
June 16, 2025
As the Oakmark Bond Fund reaches its 5-year anniversary, Adam Abbas, Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager discusses current market dynamics, and how...
News
June 10, 2025
The Oakmark Bond Fund (OANCX) celebrates five years as Harris | Oakmark's first solely dedicated fixed income product.
News
November 29, 2024
Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager Adam Abbas talked about the importance of portfolio diversification as well as the opportunity set in today’s...
At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.
Commentary
The discipline of simplicity in fixed income investing | Fixed income market commentary 3Q 2025
September 30, 2025
Adam makes the case for disciplined simplicity in fixed income investing.
Oakmark Equity and Income Fund: Third Calendar Quarter 2025
September 30, 2025
At the sector level for the equity portfolio, the largest contributors to performance were communication services and energy, while consumer staples and health care were the largest detractors.
Oakmark Bond Fund: Third Calendar Quarter 2025
September 30, 2025
Strong security selection drove the majority of outperformance. Positive allocation decisions, duration and yield curve positioning also contributed to performance.